Dennysville, Maine Sawmill Records
Scope and Contents
Three ledgers containing the records of a sawmill in Dennysville, Maine, during the middle of the 19th century. Two of the ledgers are organized by log brands and cover the years 1835 to 1878. The third ledger seems to record the receipt of logs from a log drive. Included are records of who sawed and hauled the logs, by whom they were surveyed and rafted, by whom shipped, destination, and purchaser. Names mentioned frequently are John Kilby, Theosophilus Kilby, Benjamin Foster, John Mayhew, and Thomas Eastman. One of the ledgers also contains a register of attendees at Silver Teas held from 1938 to 1941 in the John Kilby House in Dennysville which may have been managed by Keith Kilby.
Dates
- 1835-1941
- Majority of material found within ( 1835-1878)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
The sawmill may have been owned by the Dennysville Tide Mill Company, a corporation which included Ebenezer C. Wilder, Daniel Kilby, William Kilby, Jr., John Kilby, Bela R. Reynolds, William Mayhew, Jr., and Ebenezer C. Wilder, Jr., with their associates and successors. This mill may have been erected in 1832 on Wilson's Stream in Dennysville, Maine.
Biographical Note
John Kilby, son of William and Mary Wilder Kilby, was born in 1793. He was engaged in the lumber business and owned a great deal of timberland in Dennysville and surrounding towns.
Biographical Note
Keith Kilby, son of Irving H. and Florence Kilby, was born around 1907 and died Oct. 23, 1969. He was a resident of Dennysville, Maine, and in the 1930 U.S. census his occupation was listed as laborer doing road work.
Extent
3 Folders (3 ledgers ; 33-34 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Three ledgers containing the records of a sawmill in Dennysville, Maine, during the middle of the 19th century. Two of the ledgers are organized by log brands and cover the years 1835 to 1878. The third ledger seems to record the receipt of logs from a log drive. Included are records of who sawed and hauled the logs, by whom they were surveyed and rafted, by whom shipped, destination, and purchaser. Names mentioned frequently are John Kilby, Theosophilus Kilby, Benjamin Foster, John Mayhew, and Thomas Eastman. One of the ledgers also contains a register of attendees at Silver Teas held from 1938 to 1941 in the John Kilby House in Dennysville which may have been managed by Keith Kilby.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Provenance unknown.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Dennysville (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Dennysville Tide Mill Company (Me.)
- John Kilby House (Dennysville, Me.)
- Kilby, John, 1793-
- Kilby, Keith, -1969
- Ledgers (Account books) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Log brands Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Log brands -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logging -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sawmills -- Maine -- Dennysville Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Dennysville, Maine Sawmill Records.
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
